Wednesday, May 25, 2011

the creation of the craziest hat ever

I thought it necessary to share the hat I made for a recent New Orleans Yelp Elite event. The theme was Mad Hatter Tea Party, and the challenge was to make the most elaborate hat. Naturally, as a crafty lady, I had to create a formidable contender for the contest.

I started out with a $6 hat I bought at Kmart (pretty cute for Kmart, right?). Then I picked up all the necessary decorations at Michael's -- that included several bunches of faux daisies, a tiny silver watering pail, a bunny leftover from Easter decorating, a silly pink bird, a kid's garden tool, etc. I also recycled some ribbon that Aerie uses to adorn their shopping bags (always love that cute touch).

I didn't want to ruin the hat (I figured I might wear it as-is if I am feeling particularly beachy), so instead of gluing things on (also couldn't find the hot glue...), I used some thin wire. I would not necessarily recommend going down this path because the wire wound up poking my head a bit.

This picture shows how, after I poked the wire through the center of the faux flower, I wrapped it in a small coil to secure it.